The Coast Guard published a final rule on May 26 – effective June 26 – announcing it will establish 500-yard security zones around vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargo (CDC)… Read More
The Waterways Journal
Several sessions of the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo dealt with the perennial topic of workforce recruitment. Jonathan Dunn, senior director of corporate communications at American Commercial Barge Line… Read More
While forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center say to expect a below-normal 2026 hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf, the… Read More
Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Wilkinson relieved Cmdr. Shehu Bello on June 9 to become the new commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Paducah, Ky. Capt. Randy Preston, commander of… Read More
What began as a side project dreamed up in a towboat wheelhouse has grown into one of the inland maritime industry’s most recognizable demonstrations of seamanship, safety and workforce… Read More
Eckstein Trade & Transport (ET&T), a certified women-owned small brokerage business based in Houston, Texas, recently took delivery of its first tug, the mv. Tarps. Built by Diversified… Read More
OpenTug and Telegraph announced a strategic partnership May 26 designed to give terminal operators, traders and logistics teams a more unified view of freight moving by barge and rail. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held its annual National Dredge Meeting June 9 to 11 in Norfolk, Va. Topics addressed included safety and logistics, how the Corps… Read More
Matthews Brothers Dredging is taking a new approach to dredging in the Houston, Texas, region. With limited availability of dredge disposal areas, the company bought the former… Read More
Dredging continues to expand and modernize in the United States and throughout the world. In the United States, the government manages the nation’s navigable waterways as a valuable and… Read More
